Right-winger Alex Tidey played a few games for the Buffalo Sabres and Edmonton Oilers in the 70s and 80s. He was more successful in junior and the minors where he was a reliable goal scorer.

Born in Vanouver, Tidey played with three different WCJHL clubs and was taken 143rd overall by Buffalo in 1975 after a 42-goal season with the Lethbridge Broncos. The next year he opted to initiate his pro career with the WHA's San Diego Mariners. In 1976-77 he joined the Sabres but was utilized chiefly in the minors. His best season was a 31-goa effort for the Hershey Bears of the AHL in 1978-79.

Early in the 1979-80 season, Tidey was sent to the Oilers for veteran John Gould. Over the next two years he played in the CHL and AHL before retiring in 1981.

REGULAR SEASON

PLAYOFFS

Season

Club

League

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

+/-

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

1972-73

Vancouver Centennials

BCJHL

1972-73

Vancouver Nationals

WCJHL

1

0

1

1

0

1973-74

Kamloops Chiefs

WCJHL

64

10

12

22

52

1974-75

Lethbridge Broncos

WCJHL

68

42

54

96

78

6

4

2

6

0

1975-76

San Diego Mariners

WHA

74

16

11

27

46

11

3

6

9

10

1976-77

Buffalo Sabres

NHL

3

0

0

0

0

-1

2

0

0

0

0

1976-77

Hershey Bears

AHL

74

25

38

63

55

6

1

5

6

4

1977-78

Buffalo Sabres

NHL

1

0

0

0

0

-1

1977-78

Hershey Bears

AHL

49

14

19

33

36

1978-79

Hershey Bears

AHL

79

31

30

61

60

4

1

0

1

0

1979-80

Rochester Americans

AHL

9

2

3

5

6

1979-80

Edmonton Oilers

NHL

5

0

0

0

8

-3

1979-80

Cincinnati Stingers

CHL

10

3

2

5

10

1979-80

Houston Apollos

CHL

40

20

29

49

29

6

5

4

9

6

1980-81

Houston Apollos

CHL

17

9

8

17

12

1980-81

Springfield Indians

AHL

30

9

7

16

34

5

1

1

2

0

NHL Totals

9

0

0

0

8

2

0

0

0

0

Selected by San Diego (WHA) in 1975 WHA Amateur Draft, May, 1975. Traded to Edmonton by Buffalo for John Gould, November 13, 1979. Signed as a free agent by Los Angeles, August, 1980.